A new State prison that was inaugurated in Misrata on 13 August 2013 is a positive step towards strengthening the rule of law and improving conditions for detainees in Libya, Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary…
This year’s observance of International Youth Day focuses on the issue of youth migration. Of the annual total of some 214 million international migrants, young people constitute more than 10 per cent, yet too little is known…
KABUL - Afghanistan’s 2-0 win over India for the South Asian Football Federation Championship trophy was a historic occasion – the country’s first such international football victory. The win has also seen the Afghanistan…
BAMYAN - Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province hosted a series of events over the past weeks – three of them supported by the United Nations – to highlight the issues of women’s participation in political processes and…
New York – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia condemns in the strongest terms the violent attack on a vehicle in which Ahmad Mohamed Islaan Madobe, leader of the interim Jubba…
New York – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia condemns in the strongest terms the violent attack on a vehicle in which Ahmad Mohamed Islaan Madobe, leader of the interim Jubba…
I just had a very good meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. I told the Prime Minister that the international community remains united in its support for Lebanon’s security and stability during this period. Our…
13 September 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, returned to Bissau on Thursday after accompanying Transitional Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros, on a mission…
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 13 September on the United States Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility. They…
HERAT - The western Afghan province of Herat has experienced a strong fall in the number of cases of self-immolation by women over the past six months, according to the main hospital there. The hospital’s manager, Rafiq…
KABUL - The Ministry of Counter Narcotics and UNODC 2012 Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production, covering 16 provinces where commercial cannabis cultivation had been observed or reported in past surveys, was…
KHOST - A six-day workshop on community based dispute resolution was organized by Tribes Liaison Office, a civil society organization in Khost province, last week. The workshop to focus on ways to resolve disputes relating to…